WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-08) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) today reintroduced the Stop CRT Act and the Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act. Rep. Bishop first introduced these bills in 2021. Together, they will cut off all federal dollars from being used to promote Critical Race Theory (CRT) and are the most comprehensive anti-CRT bills introduced to date. The Stop CRT Act will fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and 17 other colleagues to introduce S.537, the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA). The bill would ensure that the federal government and recipients of federal assistance cannot mandate project labor agreements on federal projects, thereby increasing competition and lowering construction costs for taxpayers. Senator Budd was the lead sponsor of  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas condemning the invitation for Castro regime agents to visit the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters and port facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina. Congressman Gimenez was joined by Rep. Mark Green, Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Mar  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), and Jennifer Wexton (VI-10) reintroduced the Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act (MSTREA Act). This bipartisan legislation seeks to ensure all military retirees with disabilities caused by military sexual trauma (MST) can receive their full retirement and disability compensation. The Department of Veterans  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced two bills, the Stop CRT Act and the Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act. The Stop CRT Act would prevent federal funding from going to schools that teach Critical Race Theory. The Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act would prevent similar woke ideology from being taught in any Department of Defense institution, including ser  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee advanced several bipartisan bills during its first markup of the 118th Congress to combat the generational threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) economic aggression. This comes after the Committee held its first hearing of the Congress on combatting the economic threat from China. The follo  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Data Privacy Act of 2023, introduced by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), passed the House Financial Services Committee during its first markup of the 118th Congress. H.R. 1165 modernizes financial data privacy law and gives consumers more control over how their personal information is collected and used--without stifling innovation in the   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative's Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA), both senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released a Request for Information (RFI) in preparation of the upcoming Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization due by September 30, 2023. "Throughout COVID-19, our nation learned there are improvements to be made in our preparedness for Public  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) joined a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress in reintroducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, legislation to protect the basic right for American workers to join a union. "Unions are an important tool for rebuilding the middle class and creating an economy that rewards hardworking people. But the decades-l  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Congressman Mark Takano, Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, together introduced the Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act (H.R. 1204). The bill would cap attorney fees for settlements and claims made by individuals who were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Additionally  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The House will vote on H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration's rule encouraging retirement plan fiduciaries to consider or choose investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, to replace departing Secretary Marty Walsh: "If confirmed as the new Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su can be expected to push more  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the fate of the (PRO) Union Bosses Act in the 118th Congress: "The PRO Act is a key tenet of the Left's agenda, a radical wish list of union boss priorities which undermines the rights of workers. "To my Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration overturned a Trump-era rule protecting opportunities for faith-based contractors to seek federal government contracts: "Under the Biden administration, faith-based contractors are losin  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 27, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a scathing report on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) implementation of the taxpayer-funded bailout of multiemployer pension plans: "From the f  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed H.J. Res. 30, legislation to block the U.S. Department of Labor rule greenlighting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Congressman Barr's Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure would prevent this rule and any other similar rule from taking effect. U.S. Senator Mike  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee is holding its first markup of the 118th Congress. The Committee will consider several proposals to combat the economic threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party, the bipartisan Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2023, and Chairman Patrick McHenry's (NC-10) Data Privacy Act of 2023 to g  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release and letter: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen demanding Treasury provide its current projection of the debt limit X-Date and details on the state of U.S. federal debt. Treasury must be fully transparent with the American people about the federal   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: This evening, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the free and independent nation of Ukraine. "It fills my heart with pride to know that Kyiv still stands strong. Ukraine is still free. "Democracy still prevails. Our support for Ukraine will not waver," said Representative Nickel. "We must contin  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blasting the Department for its attempted cover-up of the real cost of President Biden's illegal student loan bailout. In the letter, the lawmakers req  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) and Congressman Garret Graves (LA-06) introduced the Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act. This legislation amends Section 401 of the Clean Water Act and makes key clarifications to existing law regarding the appropriate scope of review for a water quality certification. It also places procedural guardrails and requirements on states as they   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved two pieces of legislation led by Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC), including a joint resolution to overturnthe Biden Administration's new waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, and a billto promote the development of energy infrastructure and ensure water quality under Clean Water Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-sponsored the bicameral Women's Public Health and Safety Act, which gives states the authority to exclude abortion providers, like Planned Parenthood, from receiving state Medicaid funds. Under current law, states are required to allow any qualified provider to participate in a state's Medicaid system. A non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) re  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), joined by his Republican colleagues on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced the Ensuring Access to VA Information Necessary for Oversight (INFO) Act, legislation that would simply require the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit responses to questions for the record (QFRs) within 45 business days of receipt. In addition to   more